Oil Shoots Above $41 a Barrel
For First Time Since Early June

NEW YORK -- Oil prices shot above $41 a barrel for the first time since a spike in early June amid new fears of terrorist attacks on global oil facilities and data showing a decline in U.S. inventories.

At the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude-oil futures for August delivery jumped as high as $41.05 a barrel, the highest price level since June 2, when oil futures set a high of $42.45 a barrel following terrorist attacks in a Saudi...